Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (28 Jun):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 10PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm June 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Jun) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Jun) | 5ft (1.5m) | 10s |
| Evening (28 Jun) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 10°C on Sun night, min 8°C on Sun afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 28 | Monday 29 | Tuesday 30 | Wed 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 416 | 416 | 363 | 363 | 314 | 314 | 1009 | 1689 | 2522 | 3013 | 3013 | 1766 | 2475 | 2147 | 1654 | 1411 | 1175 | 999 | 806 | 673 | 643 | 513 | 367 | 327 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 3:01PM1.78m | 3:16AM1.65m | 3:43PM1.79m | 3:58AM1.65m | 4:25PM1.80m | 4:40AM1.65m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:12PM0.43m | 9:21AM0.36m | 9:56PM0.42m | 10:04AM0.35m | 10:40PM0.41m | 10:48AM0.34m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — |
 | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 |
Feels °C | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSW 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 416 | 416 | 363 | 363 | 314 | 314 | 1009 | 1689 | 2522 | 3013 | 3013 | 1766 | 2475 | 2147 | 1654 | 1411 | 1175 | 999 | 806 | 673 | 643 | 513 | 367 | 327 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | S 9 | S 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 11 | S 19 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 329 | 313 | 221 | 206 | 73 | 108 | 320 | 227 | 373 | 366 | 292 | 1019 | 214 | 209 | 169 | 160 | 157 | 160 | 160 | 125 | 127 | 127 | 125 | 125 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | S 16 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | E 14 | — | — | — | SE 13 | SE 12 | SE 12 | ESE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | S 11 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 137 | 154 | 542 | 85 | — | — | — | 265 | — | 4 | — | — | — | 6 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 90 | 126 | 149 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | SW 3 | S 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NE 4 | NE 4 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 12 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 27 | 0 | 27 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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